Polysiphonia sulivaniae Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Polysiphonia sulivaniae Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 479, pl. 182: fig. IV (as 'sulivanae')
Published in: Hooker, J.D. (1847). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...I. Part II. Botany of Fuegia, the Falklands, Kerguelen's Land, etc. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 454-519. London: Reeve Brothers, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polysiphonia is Polysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herposiphonia sulivaniae (Hooker f. & Harvey) Falkenberg.
Eponomy
Named for the wife ("Mrs. Capt. Sulivan") of Captain (later Sir) Bartholomew James Sulivan (1810-1890), naval officer in the Royal Navy who sailed with Darwin in the 'Beagle'.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Some people have corrected this name to "Sullivan", which is the usual spelling in English of the Irish "Ó Suilleabáin". The spelling "Sulivan" is used in Hansard (July 14, 1862, p. 302); there is also an article on the Falkland Island by "Capt. Sulivan, R.N." in The New monthly magazine and universal register Vol. 56, no. 341: 17-20. Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan (1810 - 1890) was a British sailor and hydrographer, born at Tregew, Flushing, near Falmouth, Cornwall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_Sulivan). - (11 July 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
